Guidewire Inserted Chest Tube

• Place using local and sedation.
• Single lumen radiopaque polyurethane catheter with multiple fenestrations.
• Use for pyothorax; hemothorax; pneumothorax; emergency peritoneal lavage and pericardial drain.
• Insertion using the Seldinger/catheter-over-guidewire technique.
• Normally closed bi-directional valve with luer adapters prevents air from entering chest.
• Additional suture wing for secure adjustment and attachment.
• NEW larger 12 French size with pre-loaded stiffening stylet and skin dilator in the kit.
• Multiple drainage holes: 14Ga fenestrated up to 4cm or 8cm mark - 12Ga fenestrated up to 6cm or 15cm mark - 12Fr fenestrated up to 16cm mark.
• Kits include introducers; guidewire; dilator; catheter; suture wings; neutral displacement valve.

  Chest Tube (Thoracic Drainage Catheter) Placement
Contributed by: VetVine Specialty Consulting Service and Elisa Mazzaferro; MS; DVM; PhD; DACVECC

   Pneumothorax Catheter Placement Video contributed by TJ Animal Health

 
Chest Tube Discussion by Michael Ethier; DVM; DVSc; DACVECC -Toronto Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital.

Sample Case by Jerry Jensen; EMT-P; CVT; VTS(ECC)
Veterinary Specialty Center; Buffalo Grove; IL

JSAP Article entitled Evaluation of small-bore wire-guided chest drains for management of pleural space disease. by C. Valtolina and S. Adamantos; The Royal Veterinary College; Hatfield; Hertfordshire AL9 7TA